A Night at the Closerie des Lilas
"Hemingway and Fitzgerald meet for an eventful evening in Paris."
A film by Stephen Wallis
The pitch
Stephen Wallis is a writer-director whose work explores mortality, art, and the absurd. His upcoming features include The Martini Shot and A Night at the Closerie des Lilas.
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Stephen Wallis is a writer-director whose work explores mortality, art, and the absurd. His upcoming features include The Martini Shot and A Night at the Closerie des Lilas.
Previous work
The Martini Shot
2026Existential comedy starring Matthew Modine, John Cleese, and Derek Jacobi. 99% financed on Indie Planet.
What this film is
Hemingway and Fitzgerald meet for an eventful evening in Paris where they discuss love, life and how to make a perfect ending when they find themselves in a story for the ages.
Why we're raising
A literary period drama set across one electric night at the legendary Closerie des Lilas café in 1929 Paris. Backers come in alongside committed equity to close out the final tranche of financing for a confirmed Paris shoot.
Choose how you back this film
- Digital screening pass
- Name in credits
- Behind-the-scenes newsletter
- Everything in Supporter
- Signed digital script
- Monthly producer Q&A
- Early festival tickets
- Set visit (one day)
- 0.05% revenue share
- Associate Producer credit
- Premiere invite (+1)
- Co-Producer credit
- 1% revenue share
- Speaking role consideration
- Lifetime royalty statements
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